Butovskaya mine

In accordance with JORC classification, resources of the Butovskaya mine are estimated at 111.1 mln. t. of coal. It is expected that the mine age may reach as much as 40 years.

The mine is located in close vicinity to the city of Kemerovo. Its first stage with the production capacity of 0.9 mln. t. per year was commissioned in 2013. At present, the second stage is under construction. The total projected capacity of the mine is about 1.8 mln. t.

Construction of the mine lasted over 5 years. During this time, all necessary infrastructure facilities were built at industrial sites of the enterprise: a process complex for receiving, storage of and shipping coal, main ventilation fan plant, boiler house, treatment facilities, electric substation, two power transmission lines from Kemerovo Heat Power Plant and many others. The mine field is opened by three inclines.

Coal is mined using an up-to-datehigh-capacity mechanised complex. At the mine, the latest equipment from the world’s leading and national manufacturers that enables the enterprise to ensure highly-efficient coal mining, mine opening, delivery of cargoes and transportation of workers to workplaces and reliable protection of personnel in case of emergencies. The safety of mine workers is ensured not only by stationary monitor sensors but also by the latest portable devices for monitoring of hazardous gas content, coal dust deposition, air speed and parameters of the condition of the mine atmosphere.

Dmitry Tupikin

Butovskaya mine director

Born in 1974.

He graduated from the Kuzbass Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Underground mining, completed the training “Economics and management of mining and exploration enterprise” at the Kuzbass State Technical University.

Dmitry Tupikin worked at various coal enterprises of Kuzbass., where he went his way from the 4th grade stope miner to the head of the coal mining underground section.